Accreditation
The ABET accreditation process, a voluntary, non-governmental process of peer review, helps assure quality in educational programs. ABET-accredited educational programs must meet certain defined standards. Both the Ceramic Engineering and Metallurgical Engineering programs are accredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET.
Accreditation serves to notify:
- Parents and prospective students that a program has met minimum standards;
- Faculty, deans, and administrators of a program's strengths and weaknesses and of ways to improve the program;
- Employers that graduates are prepared to begin professional practice;
- Taxpayers that their funds are spent well; and
- The public that graduates are aware of public health and safety considerations.
The present accreditation process requires each educational program to participate in a loop of self-examination and improvement:
- Definition of desired program objectives and outcomes;
- Collection and evaluation of data regarding how well objectives and outcomes are being reached;
- Formulation and pursuit of appropriate means of better accomplishing objectives and outcomes; and
- Repetition of the process beginning with re-evaluation of objectives and outcomes.
Undergraduate Enrollment
Fall Semester
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation
Program |
2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 |
Ceramic Engineering | 59 | 65 | 75 | 90 | 90 | 103 | 109 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 57 | 57 | 74 | 87 | 84 | 73 | 62 |
Bachelors Degrees Awarded By Program
Academic Year
Accreditation Board for Engineering and Technology (ABET) accreditation
Program | 2010-11 | 2011-12 | 2012-13 | 2013-14 | 2014-15 | 2015-2016 | 2016-2017 |
Ceramic Engineering | 15 | 16 | 24 | 15 | 20 | 26 | 24 |
Metallurgical Engineering | 21 | 19 | 14 | 17 | 25 | 23 | 34 |
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